Eclipse of the Sun by Emily Sheffer
Under the light of the eclipse in August 2017, Emily Sheffer reprinted in cyanotype original daguerreotypes by the Langenheim brothers. These daguerreotypes were of the first eclipse visible in North America since the invention of photography.
163 years later images made by the light of one eclipse are printed with the light of another.
Public domain images courtesy The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
More Details
Second edition of 100
5” x 7”
Hand bound soft cover
Vellum inserts
14 images
Designed by Emily Sheffer
Published by Dust Collective
Autumn 2017
About the Artist
Emily Sheffer is a photographic artist, educator, and book designer.
She is the founder of Dust Collective, a handmade and small edition photography book publisher.
Emily is the studio director for Barbara Bosworth. In 2024, she was a Visiting Assistant Professor of Photography at the University of Hartford.
Emily earned her MFA in photography from The University of Hartford, and BFA in photography from The Massachusetts College of Art and Design.
She currently lives in Massachusetts.
Under the light of the eclipse in August 2017, Emily Sheffer reprinted in cyanotype original daguerreotypes by the Langenheim brothers. These daguerreotypes were of the first eclipse visible in North America since the invention of photography.
163 years later images made by the light of one eclipse are printed with the light of another.
Public domain images courtesy The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
More Details
Second edition of 100
5” x 7”
Hand bound soft cover
Vellum inserts
14 images
Designed by Emily Sheffer
Published by Dust Collective
Autumn 2017
About the Artist
Emily Sheffer is a photographic artist, educator, and book designer.
She is the founder of Dust Collective, a handmade and small edition photography book publisher.
Emily is the studio director for Barbara Bosworth. In 2024, she was a Visiting Assistant Professor of Photography at the University of Hartford.
Emily earned her MFA in photography from The University of Hartford, and BFA in photography from The Massachusetts College of Art and Design.
She currently lives in Massachusetts.
Under the light of the eclipse in August 2017, Emily Sheffer reprinted in cyanotype original daguerreotypes by the Langenheim brothers. These daguerreotypes were of the first eclipse visible in North America since the invention of photography.
163 years later images made by the light of one eclipse are printed with the light of another.
Public domain images courtesy The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
More Details
Second edition of 100
5” x 7”
Hand bound soft cover
Vellum inserts
14 images
Designed by Emily Sheffer
Published by Dust Collective
Autumn 2017
About the Artist
Emily Sheffer is a photographic artist, educator, and book designer.
She is the founder of Dust Collective, a handmade and small edition photography book publisher.
Emily is the studio director for Barbara Bosworth. In 2024, she was a Visiting Assistant Professor of Photography at the University of Hartford.
Emily earned her MFA in photography from The University of Hartford, and BFA in photography from The Massachusetts College of Art and Design.
She currently lives in Massachusetts.